Stanton Drew, The Old Toll House c.1955
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Photo of Stanton Drew, The Old Toll House c.1955

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Roads around Bristol were turnpiked from the 1720s, though many were short stretches and often only seven feet wide. The turnpike did not reach Shirehampton (only five miles from Bristol) until the 1750s.

Memories of Stanton Drew, the Old Toll House c1955

For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our website to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was, prompted by the photographs in our archive. These memories are of Stanton Drew, The Old Toll House c.1955

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Thomas Burridge who was registered as the toll keeper in 1851 and 1871, with his wife Ann, was my Great Grandfather